We are pleased to post the four main papers for our conference panels this November in Denver. As a reminder, each panel has a theme taken up by a main paper writer and posted below. At the conference, these papers will be summarized by their authors, responses from four other panelists will follow, and then there will be an open discussion. You can see the entire schedule HERE.

The four topics and main presenters are:

Gender and Sexuality, Megan Goodwin (10:00-11:50am Friday)

This Field Which Is Not One / The Body Is Smart: Rethinking Theory in the Study of Religion

Class and Economy, Suzanne Owen (1:00-2:50pm Friday)

Regulating Religion to Maintain the Status Quo

Citizenship andPolitics, Michael McVicar (3:00-4:45pm Friday)

Paper Terrorism: Religion, Paperwork, and the Contestation of State Power in the “Sovereign Citizen” Movement

Race and Ethnicity, Richard Newton (9:00-10:50am Saturday)

Signifying “Der Rassist” in Religious Studies and the Axes of Social Difference

Full papers available here for review prior to the conference (these are not for publication or redistribution):